The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 10:01, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
... that the Lang Ayre(pictured) is the longest beach in Shetland? Source: Also en-route, west of Ronas Hill are the huge red cliffs and the Lang Ayre, Shetlands longest beach.[1]
ALT1 ... that visitors to Lang Ayre(pictured), the longest beach in Shetland, are advised to carry a physical map and compass? Source: Map and compass skills required [2]
ALT2 ... that ropes are needed to descend over granite cliffs, to reach Lang Ayre(pictured), the longest beach in Shetland?
ALT3 ... that visitors to Lang Ayre(pictured), the longest beach in Shetland, are advised to carry a map and compass? Source: Map and compass skills required [3]
ALT4a ... that the Lang Ayre(pictured) on Shetland is not only its longest beach, but also that the sand is red? Source: The journey also gives access to the beautiful and (from the land) almost inaccessible red sand beach at the Lang Ayre. [4]
ALT4b ... that the Lang Ayre(pictured), the longest beach in Shetland, features red sand? Source: The journey also gives access to the beautiful and (from the land) almost inaccessible red sand beach at the Lang Ayre. [5]
Created by Griceylipper (talk). Self-nominated at 16:25, 6 October 2019 (UTC).
Overall: User:Griceylipper I have proposed an ALT DYK, that I feel is more interesting. What are your thoughts on it? The ALT DYK seems to be unsourced in the article, can you please help to fix this. DBigXrayᗙ 09:32, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing this nomination User:DBigXray. I have added a citation for the relevant section to the article, and I have modified the source for your ALT1 hook. I must say I personally prefer the more simple one, as (at least to me) being able to use a map and a compass on a long walk is just common sense, however this may be of interest to readers of the front page, so I am not bothered either way. Griceylipper (talk) 11:42, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind reply. I am marking the cite as AGF for offline hook. Since we could not agree on the better hook, I would let another reviewer close this. DBigXrayᗙ 16:27, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
Also added ALT2. DBigXrayᗙ 15:20, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
DBigXray I'm afraid ALT2 isn't true - you don't descend down the cliffs (that would only be done by experienced climbers, as the cliffs are very brittle), and the rope isn't required. Have a look here for a better idea of what the ravine and the rope are like. As per the link, "The rope isn't essential, but it is a big help and security blanket..." I would reference this in the article, however WP:BLOGS means I can't use a blog being written under an anonymous pseudonym as a source. Griceylipper (talk) 23:19, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
Reading the article gave me this impression. Thanks, for the correction and the link. DBigXrayᗙ 11:29, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
New reviewer still needed to review the extant hooks. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:39, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
Comment: ALT1 is also not OK. See my explanation per BRD on the article's talk page. Nick Moyes (talk) 22:30, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
Agreed, as per discussion on article talk page. Original hook still up for approval. Griceylipper (talk) 12:06, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
Comment@Griceylipper: I have just read the article, thinking about reviewing the hooks. I notice that there is a "citation needed" tag at the end of the last sentence. That will need sourcing before this can be approved.
What struck me as particularly interesting about this beach is that it's red, and I think that could make a good hook. What do you think? Do you have any reliable sources which you could add to the sentence that starts "The sand is composed of red granite"? I just tried googling, but mostly found blogs or a band's website, but perhaps you have books that aren't online that mention this? RebeccaGreen (talk) 17:14, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
RebeccaGreen I've reworded and cited both the last sentence and the lead mentioning the red sand, have a look and see what you think. I'm a local to this area, and hadn't even considered how unusual the red sand may be to the average reader. Thanks for this! Griceylipper (talk) 22:01, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
Griceylipper, thanks for that! The sources for the red sand and the last sentence look fine. I'm having a bit of trouble with the "easterly and north-easterly winds" you mention there, though - the source says "The coast from Ketligill Head to Uyea is open to westerly and north-westerly swell". Does that translate to "easterly and north-easterly winds"? Consider me an ignoramus where winds and tides are concerned. If it does, then perhaps it would be as well to be explicit in the article, as other readers, including any looking for problems in mainpage articles, might be as ignorant as me.
Re a hook about the red sand, would you like to write one? Just a short simple one, I'd suggest. Or copy the wording of the original hook, and add it to the end. Then I could approve it - if I write it, I would have to ask for another reviewer. RebeccaGreen (talk) 03:03, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
RebeccaGreen It is me who is the ignoramus - mixed up my easts and wests! Fixed the article. Am I required to stipulate that winds cause swells, or is that assumed to be common knowledge? Griceylipper (talk) 13:30, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
@RebeccaGreen: I've added an ALT4 for your consideration. ALT3 is fine, too, subject to the article not specifying 'physical' as discussed in the talk page. (I'm unlikely to be able to follow up. GraceyL, could you add the source to the hook for me, please?) Nick Moyes (talk) 09:08, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
Nick Moyes Added source, I also have suggested an ALT4b with slightly different wording. The term "on" as in "on Shetland" is disliked by Shetlanders (myself included) - it sort of implies we're clinging to a tiny rock and might get washed "off" at any moment. The word "in" is preferred. Griceylipper (talk) 13:30, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you! I don't think it should be a problem that you've referred to winds and the sources refers to swells - I hope it won't. I don't know if it's common knowledge - it makes sense to me, but then I just looked at the article on Swell (ocean), and got confused. Anyway, we'll leave it as it is, now that the directions are right.
Approving ALT4b (and if required, ALT3, though I don't find that as interesting). Main review as per DBigXrayᗙ. The new ALT4b is stated and sourced in the article. All queries and sourcing issues have been addressed. As the creator/nominator prefers not to use the wording in ALT4a, and also because it's longer and a bit more complex, I'm striking it. The original hook is OK, but not very interesting, so I'll strike it too. RebeccaGreen (talk) 14:09, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
RebeccaGreen, thanks for the review of DYKs. I agree with your 2 final approved hooks. Alt3 and 4b. I find both equally interestingDBigXrayᗙ 17:13, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
User:Griceylipper I have proposed an ALT DYK, that I feel is more interesting. What are your thoughts on it? The ALT DYK seems to be unsourced in the article, can you please help to fix this. DBigXrayᗙ 09:32, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind reply. I am marking the cite as AGF for offline hook. Since we could not agree on the better hook, I would let another reviewer close this. DBigXrayᗙ 16:27, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
Approving ALT4b (and if required, ALT3, though I don't find that as interesting). Main review as per DBigXrayᗙ. The new ALT4b is stated and sourced in the article. All queries and sourcing issues have been addressed. As the creator/nominator prefers not to use the wording in ALT4a, and also because it's longer and a bit more complex, I'm striking it. The original hook is OK, but not very interesting, so I'll strike it too. RebeccaGreen (talk) 14:09, 27 October 2019 (UTC)